A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 8h 5m movie Film Philippines

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis

A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery sits in the top 6% of Philippines films on this catalog — ranked #9 of 146 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis

Andres Bonifacio y de Castro is considered to be one of the most influential proponents in the struggle against Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines during the late nineteenth century. Bonifacio’s widow is searching for her husband’s missing dead body; as she and her followers stumble deeper into the jungle, they become entangled in the dense thicket of their own guilt and responsibility. The Spanish governor tries to play off the various rebel factions and their utopian visions against each other. At the same time, a badly wounded companion of Bonifacio reflects upon the victims a revolution inevitably creates. Mythology, facts and a vibrant sense of history merge.

Reception Benchmarks

7.9
TMDB Rating
14
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #9 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.7 points above the Philippines average of 6.2/10.

Among Philippines Drama productions specifically: #9 of 82 (top 11%).

The 2015–2017 Philippines Window

Among 27 Philippines films we catalog from this window, A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery places #3 — near the top of its class.

  1. Gasping for Air
    #1

    Gasping for Air

    ★ 8.3 · 2016
  2. Seven Sundays
    #2

    Seven Sundays

    ★ 8.1 · 2017
  3. A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
    #3

    A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery

    ★ 7.9 · 2016
  4. Kita Kita
    #4

    Kita Kita

    ★ 7.8 · 2017
  5. Heneral Luna
    #5

    Heneral Luna

    ★ 7.7 · 2015
  6. Love You to the Stars and Back
    #6

    Love You to the Stars and Back

    ★ 7.7 · 2017
  7. Can't Help Falling in Love
    #7

    Can't Help Falling in Love

    ★ 7.4 · 2017
  8. Just the Way You Are
    #8

    Just the Way You Are

    ★ 7.4 · 2015

The 2010s Philippines Landscape

2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Philippines — 11 titles released, including A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (69 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 10 other Philippines films in 2016.

The 88th Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).

Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).

Audience Engagement

14
Reviews
44th
Review-volume percentile
12th
Popularity percentile

14 audience reviews — more than 44% of Philippines films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 12th percentile among Philippines films.

Production Details

Primary CountryPhilippines
Original LanguageFilipino
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, English, Spanish, Tagalog
Production CompaniesEpicmedia, Ten17p, Sine Olivia Pilipinas
Runtime8h 5m
Release DateMarch 26, 2016
IMDbtt4842296
Official Sitesineoliviapilipinas.com